A young woman stands in a richly decorated hall before gold-carved panels and a golden drape. She wears an orange-red sari-style garment, layered rudraksha malas, a heavy gold choker, drop earrings, a maang tikka and a sacred white forehead marking with a bindi. She holds a tall black staff with red ribbons and bells, and a red-brown cloth shawl drapes her shoulders. - Nithyanandapedia

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A young woman stands in a richly decorated hall before gold-carved panels and a golden drape. She wears an orange-red sari-style garment, layered rudraksha malas, a heavy gold choker, drop earrings, a maang tikka and a sacred white forehead marking with a bindi. She holds a tall black staff with red ribbons and bells, and a red-brown cloth shawl drapes her shoulders.

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